SCHOLARSHIPS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Scholarship assistance to attend the International Baroque Academy is available! Because the availability of scholarship funds depends on the generosity of our donors, the pool of funds may be different each year. Scholarships are awarded in amounts usually ranging from $150 to half tuition.

Applying early is a plus, and allows you more time to plan your own additional personal fundraising if you are accepted.

Special funding for HARPSICHORD students:  IBA will offer tuition-free positions for two advanced harpsichord students, selected from among our harpsichord applicants. Students must have completed at least a Master's degree by the end of the spring semester before the start of the program, and should have previous experience playing continuo, to qualify for consideration for these scholarships.

HOW SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED

Musiktheater Bavaria and the International Baroque Academy are committed to ensuring that performers from all economic backgrounds may apply for this unique and valuable summer program, and are nondiscriminatory as to sex, race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or any other protected classification under applicable law, in the administration of their scholarship programs.

Financial assistance is intended to be need-based for most of our scholarships, but merit is also considered. Consideration may be based upon any of the following: one’s degree of talent, uniqueness of abilities, preparedness for study in the program and degree of financial need.
 

HOW TO APPLY

The IBA admission application includes instructions for submitting a personal statement to request consideration for a scholarship, and it is submitted along with your application documents.

You can work to effectively raise funds on your own!

As you try to raise money on your own to fund your IBA study, you will find that you may be quite successful if you start early and put some real time into it. Many people are willing to help, once they understand the prestige of the IBA program and the value of the career training and performance opportunities you will have at IBA.

Especially if you apply and are accepted to IBA early, you may have the time to research grants from local or national foundations to which you may apply to help you pay your tuition. Some areas also have competitions whose winners are granted funds that can be used for a summer music or opera training program. Sometimes alumni associations, sororities, fraternities or local clubs have funds for which one can apply.

Performing artists should be comfortable with marketing themselves, so if you need to raise funds, be creative! Some students have held benefit concerts or events, and some have raised thousands by deciding to actively seek contributions from individuals, businesses, organizations and clubs. Many have used social media to reach a wide network.

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